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Neogaf Rock/Indie/Alt Music Thread (RockGAF?)
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El Camino > Brothers > Attack and Release > Rubber Factory >Turn Blue for me. Only bigger step in quality loss is Turn Blue, though there are still some nice songs on it. Haven't listened to the rest of their stuff enough.
For now the new Spoon record is on repeat. Also keen to check out the new Ty Segall one and give Angus & Julia a try.
For now the new Spoon record is on repeat. Also keen to check out the new Ty Segall one and give Angus & Julia a try.
Second album definitely grew on me, found it forgettable on first and second listen but there are many individually strong songs on the album floated by filler that I ended being liking or being okay with.
All it took was me being at work and that being the only album on my phone for a year.
So I listened to The Voyager by Jenny Lewis. It's pretty good... but I think it will be hard for her to top her previous two releases. Frankly, it doesn't come close. Rabbit Fur Coat and Acid Tongue are near flawless. To be fair, it would be hard if not impossible for most people to top something that good so many years later. You can tell she's the kind of singer/songwriter who is aware of her limits. This ensures her less-stellar releases do not sound like a parody of herself, and I definitely appreciate that. The songs are still good, but she has done better.
I'd give it a 7/10.
I'd give it a 7/10.
Give Radio Moscow a go, their first record was produced by Auerbach.
I just can't stop listening to the new Spoon record. Just every song on it is great.
Also gave the new Ty Segall a listen. some pretty good tunes on there on first listen. Pretty diverse too. Some psychedelica, some garage and some laid back songs. Ty is at it again. Can't believe he makes so much music and hardly ever puts out shit.
Also gave the new Ty Segall a listen. some pretty good tunes on there on first listen. Pretty diverse too. Some psychedelica, some garage and some laid back songs. Ty is at it again. Can't believe he makes so much music and hardly ever puts out shit.
equippedwithtowel
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Linus normally I'm on the same page as you but Rubber Factory is easily better than the Danger Mouse produced (or infected in the case of Turn Blue) Keys albums.
Not that El Camino or Brothers still aren't good.
Huh? That's what I'm saying. I like some songs on Turn Blue but in many ways it's the biggest letdown from The Black Keys we've seen in their career.
EDIT
Ah, I was misreading your post. Thought you were referencing to Turn Blue solely, but you said albums, plural.
But yeah, I know my opinion is probably some what impopular regarding The Black Keys. Most people would probably put Brothers on top or one of Rubber Factory/Attack and Release. I actually like their more mainstream albums slightly better, how odd
EDIT
Ah, I was misreading your post. Thought you were referencing to Turn Blue solely, but you said albums, plural.
But yeah, I know my opinion is probably some what impopular regarding The Black Keys. Most people would probably put Brothers on top or one of Rubber Factory/Attack and Release. I actually like their more mainstream albums slightly better, how odd
Cosmic Bus
pristine morning snow
anyone who goes to that ^ and skips Electric Wizard gets a month in solitary.
Ben Frost, Stott/Kode9, Iceage, Nils Frahm, Lee Gamble... I could actually enjoy a festival like this.
Ben Frost, Stott/Kode9, Iceage, Nils Frahm, Lee Gamble... I could actually enjoy a festival like this.
FloppyDelux
Member
so new Gaslight Anthem is steaming on Itunes
chris121580
Member
This Operators EP(Dan Boeckner side project w/ Divine Fits drummer Sam Brown and Devojka) is really great. Just came out today so it's available on Spotify
True
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYdOzmjCoiM
True
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYdOzmjCoiM
Solitary it is
equippedwithtowel
Member
I try not to go off too much on Fantano, but his review of Deep Fantasy raised my eyebrows. He basically said that White Lung were barely a punk band on it and that they fumbled their major label debut.
On an unrelated note, anyone else checking out the new Twin Peaks?
On an unrelated note, anyone else checking out the new Twin Peaks?
I ended up buying it from their bandcamp yesterday after hearing a few songs. It's fantastic, way better than Sunken.
I think he had a beef with the audio quality IIRC, which I completely understand. The vocals are too low in the mix and the midrange sounds like it was blown up artificially for the sake of loudness. There's lo-fi and there's shit-fi, Deep Fantasy is closer to the latter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QrzuAlqXt4
Woohoo, 39 minute KEXP session from Spoon. Mixed old and new songs.
Songs:
Knock Knock Knock
Rent I Pay
Who Makes Your Money
Rhthm & Soul
The Ghost of You Lingers
Rainy Taxi
Small Stakes
Metal Detektor
Got Nuffin
Woohoo, 39 minute KEXP session from Spoon. Mixed old and new songs.
Songs:
Knock Knock Knock
Rent I Pay
Who Makes Your Money
Rhthm & Soul
The Ghost of You Lingers
Rainy Taxi
Small Stakes
Metal Detektor
Got Nuffin
equippedwithtowel
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chris121580
Member
This is awesome! Thanks for sharing. This latest album is one of my favorites of the year
I thought it was ok. It's a bit cleaner than their last few efforts, Brian's vocals are cleaner and the sound isn't as raw. Big money breeds good sounds I guess. Not a bad cd by any means, just different.
equippedwithtowel
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I buy CD's as gifts (unless they own a turntable), bit classier than a gift card and it lets me flaunt my taste.
Also Destroyer is fucking amazing, just got into Streethawk: A Seduction and Kaputt. What's next?
Also Destroyer is fucking amazing, just got into Streethawk: A Seduction and Kaputt. What's next?
asthmagasm
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My first pass through it I thought half were background, the rest were incredibly solid. Second pass I tried to separate it from the rest of their catalog and take it for what it was, and I loved the whole thing. I've had it on repeat since.
Cosmic Bus
pristine morning snow
Probably Flying Lotus' Cosmogramma.
equippedwithtowel
Member
I've been meaning to get on Ty Segall, but i have no idea where to start.
Naw, it's like a 3D drawing with a black background and a single tan sphere. I should find it soon enough.
Literally everything is good. I think Sleeper might be my favorite
Same here. I buy tons of CDs. I buy CDs I've never heard before. I even started a subscription box thing sending CDs to people. You can get used CDs cheaper than you can get the album digitally in a lot of cases, and the whole physical artifact thing is nice. There's a lot of artwork and design that gets lost with a digital download, and it just feels more real.
But then, I also buy new albums on vinyl, so I might be a little bit of a massive hipster.
I got to know him when he released Goodbye Bread and that is a pretty good starting point I think. It's a bit laidback but also good guitar stuff.
And in case you haven't, you should definitely pick up on Mikal Cronin after Ty.
Anybody listened to Steve Jansen's Slope before? Came out in 2007 but it looks like anybody barely heard it. It's a shame because it's fucking brilliant
Sleepyard
Cancelled Pieces
Playground Martyrs
Ballad of a Deadman
Sleepyard
Cancelled Pieces
Playground Martyrs
Ballad of a Deadman
Finally found it: The Caretaker - An Empty Bliss Beyond This World
interesting album...
this one is really good
and on the subject y'all should post in the ambient thread
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv2ZZcJQjNg
Missed this one completely, but it's Protomartyr on KEXP. Love these guys.
Songs:
Maidenhead
Want Remover
Cowards Starve
What The Wall Said
Missed this one completely, but it's Protomartyr on KEXP. Love these guys.
Songs:
Maidenhead
Want Remover
Cowards Starve
What The Wall Said
chris121580
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New Cymbals Eat Guitars album streaming on NPR
http://www.npr.org/2014/08/10/338019046/first-listen-cymbals-eat-guitars-lose?autoplay=true
Also, Benjamin Booker streaming on NPR. Album rules
http://www.npr.org/2014/08/10/337769856/first-listen-benjamin-booker-benjamin-booker?autoplay=true
http://www.npr.org/2014/08/10/338019046/first-listen-cymbals-eat-guitars-lose?autoplay=true
Also, Benjamin Booker streaming on NPR. Album rules
http://www.npr.org/2014/08/10/337769856/first-listen-benjamin-booker-benjamin-booker?autoplay=true
Saw Slint and Slowdive last weekend. Holy damn they were great! Slint was very intimate with delicate playing in the quieter parts and then exploding into nice guitar wall in the louder parts. Good Morning Captain was out of this world.
Slowdive was even better I could've ever imagined. Very loud and still they sounded awesome. Everything was clear and yet really explosive. When the Sun Hits was a standout and it was absolutely incredible to hear them explode to that chorus. The volume level was about the same with MBV if were not counting You Made Me Realize.
Slowdive was even better I could've ever imagined. Very loud and still they sounded awesome. Everything was clear and yet really explosive. When the Sun Hits was a standout and it was absolutely incredible to hear them explode to that chorus. The volume level was about the same with MBV if were not counting You Made Me Realize.